Witold Lutoslawski

Dies ist ein beeindruckendes Kammermusikwerk von Witold Lutoslawski. Die fünf Sätze, aus denen das Werk besteht, basieren auf Volksliedern aus Nordpolen und bieten eine Vielzahl von Kontrasten. Dies...

Composed at the request of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and first performed by Pinchas Zucherman and Marc Neikrug in January 1985 in Minnesota, USA, Duration c. 15 mins.

For four violins. Edited by Irena Dubiska. Score and single parts.

After Chain II for Violin and Orchestra in (1985) and the orchestrated version of Partita in (1988), Lullaby For Anne-Sophie, for Violin and Piano, was the third piece composed by Witold Lutoslawski....

A short, 3 minute piece d'occasion written in 1951 for Tadeusz Ochlewski, director of Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne.

First performed in April 1981 by Ronan Jablonski and Krystyna Brucinska in Warsaw.

First performed in 1970 by Mstislav Rostropovich, to whom the work is dedicated, with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Downes.

Witold Lutoslawski's Symphony No. 2 in full score.

The Holly And The Ivy arranged by Witold Lutoslawski for unison Voices and Piano.

A unique compilation of Lutoslawski's piano pieces, especially suitable for the younger pianist. All the music is faithfully reproduced from the Polish originals.

Written in 1941, Lutoslawski's Paganini Variations For Two Pianos.

Subito - literally meaning 'suddenly' - is a virtuosic scherzo filled with dazzling colours. The title itself defines the character of this work. Its expression is shaped by violent changes of tempo a...

First performed by Stefan Kamasa and Andrzej Orkisz in 1973.

Janusz Wojtarowicz - accordionist, composer, arranger, music producer, author of music for theatre and film, founder and member of the accordion group MOTION TRIO. He was the creator of the idea that...

Written as a 70th birthday tribute to Paul Sacher and based on the letters of his name. The work was requested by Mstislav Rostropovich, who gave the first performance in May 1976.

First performed at the Aldeburgh Festival in April 1978 by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer. Duration c. 15 mins.

Song cycle for soprano and orchestra with poems by Robert Desnos. First performed at the BBC Proms in August 1991 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer, with Solveig Kringleborn. Dur...